--------------(Snapshot at 8:18 a.m./2118 GMT)-----------------
FOREX (vs Late Sydney) DEBT FUTURES (Night Session) 0.9151 (0.9138) 90-DAY (DEC) 95.79 (95.81) 0.6130 (0.6135) 3-YR (DEC) 94.79 (94.86) 81.81 (81.30) 10-YR (DEC) 94.48(94.575) 1.2358 (1.2316) US10-YR 3.42 (3.34)
AU$S/Term range *Support *Resistance *RSI-14 *MA-10 *MA-20
*0.8900/9160 *0.9065 *0.9299 *74.511 *0.8947 *0.8826
----------------------------(Oct 15)---------------------------
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9054-0.9158
* Aussie continues to make headway versus the wobbly U.S. dollar, which fell to fresh 14-month lows against a basket of currencies after strong quarterly earnings from JPMorgan Chase bolstered appetite for riskier assets and high-yielding currencies.
* Traders say real money flows, or buying by hedge funds, have increased in the Aussie in the past few sessions as risk appetite has improved. Analysts expect them to add to long positions while selling the U.S. dollar.
* The U.S. dollar was also hurt by the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting which indicated that interest rates in the U.S. were likely to remain low for sometime.. The U.S. dollar has come under relentless pressure on a growing view it is fast emerging as the preferred currency for carry trades.
* Wall Street was higher with the Dow breaking past 10,000 for the first time in a year while the commodities index added 0.70 percent. All of which also lent support to the Aussie.
* Against the yen, the Aussie edged up to 81.83 yen from 81.30 late here on Wednesday. It ran into some resistance at 82 yen levels, which was its highest since August 10.
* Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens speaks for first time since the shock October rate hike at 0000 GMT. He is certain to express satisfaction with how the economy is faring with the market in the mood to focus on anything hawkish.
* Investors are fully pricing in a second straight rate hike of 25 basis points in November. Any hawkish signs from the governor could give the Aussie a lift.
* On Wednesday, a key measure of Australian consumer confidence rose for a fifth straight month in October keeping alive chances of further rate increases in coming months.
* Australian bond futures were lower, in line with U.S. Treasuries which fell as a rally in stock markets hit appetite for safer-haven government bonds.
* Three-year Aussie bond futures were indicated 0.06 points lower at 94.79 while the 10-year contract lost 0.09 points to 94.48.
(Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Mark Bendeich) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (anirban.nag@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging; anirban.nag.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1871) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9054-0.9158
* Aussie continues to make headway versus the wobbly U.S. dollar, which fell to fresh 14-month lows against a basket of currencies after strong quarterly earnings from JPMorgan Chase bolstered appetite for riskier assets and high-yielding currencies.
* Traders say real money flows, or buying by hedge funds, have increased in the Aussie in the past few sessions as risk appetite has improved. Analysts expect them to add to long positions while selling the U.S. dollar.
* The U.S. dollar was also hurt by the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting which indicated that interest rates in the U.S. were likely to remain low for sometime.. The U.S. dollar has come under relentless pressure on a growing view it is fast emerging as the preferred currency for carry trades.
* Wall Street was higher with the Dow breaking past 10,000 for the first time in a year while the commodities index added 0.70 percent. All of which also lent support to the Aussie.
* Against the yen, the Aussie edged up to 81.83 yen from 81.30 late here on Wednesday. It ran into some resistance at 82 yen levels, which was its highest since August 10.
* Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens speaks for first time since the shock October rate hike at 0000 GMT. He is certain to express satisfaction with how the economy is faring with the market in the mood to focus on anything hawkish.
* Investors are fully pricing in a second straight rate hike of 25 basis points in November. Any hawkish signs from the governor could give the Aussie a lift.
* On Wednesday, a key measure of Australian consumer confidence rose for a fifth straight month in October keeping alive chances of further rate increases in coming months.
* Australian bond futures were lower, in line with U.S. Treasuries which fell as a rally in stock markets hit appetite for safer-haven government bonds.
* Three-year Aussie bond futures were indicated 0.06 points lower at 94.79 while the 10-year contract lost 0.09 points to 94.48.
(Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Mark Bendeich) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (anirban.nag@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging; anirban.nag.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1871) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.